While Chiyo was suppressing Ebizo, the old Sand Village ninja in a Bian suit stepped forward. He stared at Uchiha You with a cautious look and asked carefully: "Who are you? Why did you kill the ninjas of my Sand Village?"

Uchiha You stopped laughing wildly: "You can call me... the Natural Sage. As for why I killed people, they came to my house to kill me, so naturally I had to kill them."

"Really? My good home is ruined. I have no choice but to find a new one."

Everyone was stunned. The reason for the murder was too legitimate. But Keisuke Umino was a senior ninja puppeteer, not a brainless idiot. How could he rush into a monster's home for no reason?

Ebizo said in hatred: "You killed my son, I must kill you!"

"Hehehe, this is very interesting. You want to kill me? Come on. Your puppet looks really good. It's much better than your son's toy. Maybe I can have fun playing with it."

[Oh no, oh no, maybe this is too much, Ebizo's puppet looks awesome. ]

【Um?】

Uchiha You's response was full of awkward madness and distortion, and his voice changed from hoarse and magnetic to sharp and stuttering, like a giant centipede moving around in the back of a person's head, making a crackling sound of joints rubbing against each other.

All the Sand Village ninjas frowned when they heard this, and Ebizo's face was distorted and hideous due to the stimulation, but Uchiha Yu was very happy at this time and almost exposed his real voice.

Miwa Masayo's reverse psychic call has come, it has finally come.

[That's great. If I disappear now, my acting won't be flawless.]

[Foolish Sand Village ninjas, and spies from other ninja villages, go ahead and investigate the existence of the natural immortals, hehehehe.]

Uchiha You suddenly turned his head and pretended to listen attentively.

After a moment, he said with great regret: "Really, at this time..."

"I'm sorry, but I have something to do today and can't play with you guys."

Reverse summoning began to take effect. Uchiha You tried his best to control the dissipation of chakra and stared at Ebizo with eyes full of perverted murderous intent: "Your name is Ebizo, right? You said you wanted to kill me, very good, very good, I will remember you."

His body gradually became transparent: "It's too late this time, next time, I will definitely... kill you next time."

The Sand Village ninjas all realized that a new development had occurred and that the masked monster was about to escape.

Monzaemon was the first to react. Without any physical movement, ten puppets of different shapes jumped out from his wide robe and sleeves. Before they landed on the ground, they opened the launch ports and fired countless Senbon, completely shrouding Uchiha Yu in shadow.

Countless azure-blue Thousand Bones passed through Uchiha Yu's body, but did not hit any entity. His body had completely disappeared, but his voice was still echoing:

"I will give you a more splendid funeral. No need to thank me, hehe..."

Seeing that Monzaemon's attack was ineffective, the Sand Ninja did not continue to try to attack, and they gathered together to discuss.

"Is this space-time ninjutsu?"

"It should be, but there is no chakra fluctuation. The key question is what power is he using?"

"Without chakra fluctuations, it's not a ninjutsu, nor a sealing technique. Could it be natural energy? Lord Monzaemon, did you record it?"

"Um."

Monzaemon took out a stack of special talisman paper, on which the red runes were slowly twisting and the color was getting darker. When the red runes completely turned blood red and were completely fixed, he gave one to each of the elders present, and one to Ye Cang and Luo Sha.

"Use this seal to investigate the intelligence of this natural immortal. First, confirm whether he uses natural energy."

"Yes." x2

Monzaemon looked at the others and explained, "I'll keep the rest for research. It's rare that I got a specimen that could be natural energy. I have to think about how to use it on the puppet."

No one expressed any objection.

Seeing that everyone agreed, Monzaemon put away the puppet and went back on his own. He didn't care about what to do next. He kept coughing as he walked, and it was obvious that he was not in good physical condition.

After this idle and powerless strongest puppeteer walked away, the others gathered together again and began to discuss what to do next.

The old man in a Bian suit touched his chin and asked, "The question now is, what should we do about the upcoming war?"

Chiyo lowered her head and said nothing, while Ebizo gritted his teeth. It was obvious that the brother and sister did not want to express their opinions.

Another bearded old man in a desert white smock chuckled, "Uemura Yoshitoki, put away your aristocratic rhetoric. It's been twenty years, and you still want to drag Chiyo and her brother to support you."

Uemura Yoshitoki said disdainfully: "Kawariki, you are talking nonsense again. I am not on the side of the nobles. I am a ninja first, a puppeteer second, and a noble last!"

The bearded Chuan Li laughed strangely: "Listen, you all heard it, right? 'The nobles' side', the casual words represent the most basic position."

Yoshitoki Kamimura was immediately choked with anger: "You..."

A fierce quarrel broke out afterwards, and finally an elderly ninja in standard ninja attire stopped everyone from arguing.

His name was Masago Ujiie. He was a ninja born into a noble family, but was known for his hard work and bravery in combat, and was deeply respected by both commoners and nobles.

Even in the era of the Third Kazekage, this ninja who was tempered by wind, sand and scorching sun was an important figure in bridging the dispute between the two sides.

Ujiie Masago had a rough face and almost no expression. He stroked his short black beard and said, "I will summarize everyone's opinions. Those who agree don't need to say anything. Those who disagree can interrupt me."

Seeing that no one objected, Ujiie Masago continued, "The war must be postponed for only one month."

"Contact Konoha Village and see if they have any relevant intelligence. This will not affect our war preparations. All ninjas are under house arrest anyway. Even if there are spies, they cannot pass on the information."

"This incident can actually serve as an excuse to cover up our preparations for war."

"Make every effort to investigate the intelligence of this natural sage. Investigate the whereabouts of Keisuke Umino and find the place where he died and the home that guy mentioned. Go investigate Jiraiya in Konoha. I remember that he always called himself the Toad Sage. Use him to contact the three holy places and help us investigate."

"If we can find this guy, we can confirm that he is targeting us and mobilize all the forces of the village to surround and kill him."

"If we still can't find him after a month, it proves that he really just clashed with us by accident, so we will launch an attack on Konoha Village as planned!"

The other four elders nodded at the same time. This was not the plan that each of them wanted most, but it was a plan that all of them could accept.

Then he looked at Ujiie Masago with regret. If this guy could suppress the puppeteer, he would be the most suitable Fourth Kazekage and could buy more time for Rasa's growth.

But the puppet masters were too proud, and the Kazekage they would accept was either a puppet master stronger than them, or a ninja who could suppress the puppet master.

But the puppeteer really has the capital to be arrogant.

As an elite group among ninjas, only one-tenth of the ninjas in the Sand Village are puppeteers, but their levels are concentrated in Chunin and Jonin.

Among them, puppeteers at the Jonin level account for one third of the total, and all of them are masters who can operate more than three puppets.

The combat power of every jonin puppeteer can be regarded as a complete jonin team.

Among the six elders of higher levels, three are puppeteers, and their combat power has an absolute advantage.

It has to be said that ever since the Second Kazekage created the puppeteer, the puppeteer has become the biggest force in the Sand Village, so much so that when selecting the Kazekage, the first condition to consider is whether the puppeteer can be suppressed.

Just like Ye Cang and Rasa, the reason why they can become candidates for the Fourth Kazekage is because they possess the bloodline limit that can restrain puppets.

Originally, Elder Chiyo's son was a more suitable candidate for the Fourth Kazekage. His father was a noble in the Wind City, and he himself was the strongest third-generation puppeteer. He was recognized by three groups: civilians, nobles, and puppeteers.

Unfortunately, this promising puppeteer was killed by Konoha's White Fang, which led to the battle for the Fourth Kazekage.

…

On an uninhabited island in the South China Sea, Miwa Masayo was still in a mess with yellow sand all over her body. She stuck out her tongue and asked Uchiha You: "How is it, did I not disappoint you?"

"Of course, of course not." Uchiha You picked up the dirty raccoon cat distressedly and said softly, "Miwa Masayo will never let me down."

He took Miwa Masayo to the beach to wash the sand off his body, then returned to the tent, used warm fresh water for a final wash, and then used the natural energy of fire to steam his body dry.

At this time, he also figured out what happened to Miwa Masayo. She fainted and was teleported.

The tabby cat had previously used flame jumping and teleportation to distances of dozens of kilometers. After jumping hundreds of kilometers from the barrier lake to the cat castle, she actually felt dizzy.

Because the symptoms were not serious, just mild dizziness, nausea and vomiting, which could be instantly relieved by gently circulating the fairy chakra, Miwa Masayo ignored them.

This time, the distance from the Sand Village increased to three thousand kilometers, and the symptoms of dizziness increased tenfold, exceeding the limit that Miwa Masayo could bear.

The moment she arrived in the South China Sea, she fainted in front of the eternal lamp and was completely unable to respond to Uchiha You's call.

When Miwa Masaya woke up, she immediately activated the reverse summoning and successfully saved Uchiha Yuu's mask, preventing him from being attacked by Ebizo and avoiding being exposed on the spot.

After enjoying grilled crabs, fried squid, and coconut and sea cucumber rice and drinking refreshing coconut juice, Miwa Masayo ate three small dried fishes in a row, and only then did he regain his energy.

She asked Uchiha You with great interest, and learned in detail about the details of his response to the roundup in the Sand Village, and was deeply impressed by Uchiha You's on-the-spot reaction.

Finally, the tabby cat said with emotion: "From this point of view, the natural fairy vest you made up on the spur of the moment should have been successfully established."

She tilted her head and asked, "But what's the use of this vest, meow?"

Uchiha You suddenly decided to create a crazy and distorted pseudonym, and he didn't really think about what it would be useful for.

Scratching his head, Uchiha You thought of something and said, "Being able to draw Danzo's attention to the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Rivers will be a big enough effect."

"As for what role it will play in the future, I haven't thought about it yet. It was just a sudden inspiration at the time, and I didn't even have a name for it."

"So what do we do next, meow?"

"Let's pretend this never happened. We will complete our fishing mission in the South China Sea and then return to Konoha Village."

Uchiha You said meaningfully: "Return to the Uchiha family and do things secretly."

"In order to take charge of the Uchiha clan in three years, in order to lose the position of clan leader in twelve years, and in order for me to be able to walk freely in the ninja world."

"Great, that's great. Let's work hard together, meow!"

"It's dawn, let's go out to sea!"

“Meow!”

Ten minutes later.

"It turns out that Miwa Masayo not only suffers from teleportation sickness, but also seasickness."

"Ugh! Don't bother me, meow. I have a headache... I feel sick... Ugh!"

"How can the waves in the ocean be so big, meow." (Wearily)

"Lihua-chan, it's 9:32 in the morning, the tide is at its calmest, the wind is a light breeze, and the waves are the smallest of waves."

"..., the youngest meow?"

“Absolutely.”

"I want to die, meow..."

…

After arranging everything and sending out a search team and a messenger to Konoha Village, the five elders returned to the Kazekage's office in the Sand Village and discussed the most important matter behind closed doors: the selection of the Fourth Kazekage.

"This incident is bad for the Sand Village, but from another perspective it is also a very good test opportunity. I think the candidate for the fourth generation can be determined."

"Are you saying Ye Cang is too reckless?"

"That's right. He didn't do any investigation or probing, but rushed into battle as a means of probing himself. This is the advantage of a combat team captain, not the quality that a Kazekage should have."

"I'll ask you one last time, do you really need a Kazekage who can plan before taking action?"

"There is no doubt that the next era is war, not peace. We cannot stay in the village, but must go to the front line to take command."

"Think about it, when you are on the front line, there is a Kazekage behind you who can rush in front of you at any time. Can you really feel at ease?"

“…”

"Vote, and it'll be settled this time."

In the end, Luo Sha got five votes and passed unanimously.

Although the elders of the Sand Village are very old, no one is over fifty years old. None of them wants to stay in the Sand Village, so Rasa, who is the most patient and steady, is favored.

…

Three days later, in the Hokage's office in Konoha Village.

Danzo Shimura hurried over and informed all the senior officials of an important piece of information.

Mitomon En emphasized his tone and asked, "Are you saying that the natural immortal who attacked the Sand Village is the mysterious person who attacked the Root Ninja?"

Danzo nodded in confirmation, "I asked Orochimaru to test the seal sent by the Sand Village messenger, and confirmed that it contained natural energy, and it is very similar to the natural energy we collected before."

"It was also a heinous act of using natural energy to turn the bodies of the killed ninjas into fireworks above the ninja village."

"There is no strange state of chakra fluctuation at all."

"There can't be two people in the ninja world with three identical characteristics at the same time, so it must be him."

Sarutobi Hiruzen has been feeling a little tired lately, as the atmosphere of the war in the ninja world is becoming more and more intense. Only working all night can make him feel at ease.

Hearing this information and judgment, his spirits were lifted, and he asked, "This mysterious man attacked us and the Sand Village not long ago. What do you think he wants to do?"

This question cannot be answered. There is very little information about this mysterious man who suddenly appeared. How can we judge his purpose when we don’t even know the cause of the attack?

Danzo said bluntly: "This is a question that cannot be answered. I need to go to the Sand Village first and bring back the most detailed information before I can make an effective judgment."

Sarutobi Hiruzen was stunned. He understood what Danzo meant, but he didn't want Danzo to leave: "To get information, you don't need to go there in person. Just send any jonin to go there."

Danzo shook his head and said, "The messenger from the Sand Village said that this mysterious man killed Keisuke Umino and easily suppressed hundreds of Sand Village ninjas led by Yekura and Rasa."

"If he is really targeting us and the Sand Village, it is impossible for a jonin to guarantee the security of the information."

"Besides, if we send a jonin, those old bastards in the Sand Village will definitely make things difficult. I don't know how much time it will take. I can only feel at ease if I go."

The four people discussed for a while and finally agreed to Shimura Danzo's proposal.

But as the main person in charge of Konoha's intelligence work, Danzo has countless work arrangements and intelligence gathering around him at any time and anywhere. He must make proper arrangements and it is impossible for him to just leave at will.

Little did the public know, but only the time travelers knew, that the cold-blooded One-Eyed Dragon's work ability was actually very average, and he soon became so caught up in the hassle of rushing work that he couldn't extricate himself.

Because there was not enough time, Danzo Shimura did not have time to discuss carefully with his staff, and thus made a lot of arrangements that seemed fine now but would be fatal in the future.